I've used list-group-label, brainstorming, word sorts, word maps, various graphic organizers while teaching vocabulary. Teaching vocabulary is so complicated since it really requires you to teach words in many different ways, every day. It's not something where you figure out one or two great ways of teaching it and then you have an effective way to teach vocabulary. With each child being so different, having different needs, different backgrounds and knowledge bases, and then an endless supply of words to work on learning, it's necessary to evaluate which strategies will be most effective, and continue to reevaluate and change how you are teaching vocabulary. The strong connection between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension is indisputable (Vacca, et al., 2011).
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References
Vacca, R.T., Vacca, J. L. & Mraz, M. (2011). Content area reading: literacy and learning across
the curriculum. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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